Touchwood is a shopping centre in Solihull, West Midlands, England.
 Jubilee Gardens entrance to restaurants and mall | |
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| Location | Solihull, England |
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| Opening date | 5 September 2001 |
| Developer | Lendlease |
| Management | Tony Elvin |
| Architect | Eric Kuhne |
| No. of stores and services | 104 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 (John Lewis) |
| Total retail floor area | 650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2) [1] |
| No. of floors | 2 (John Lewis 4 floors) |
| Parking | 1,650 |
| Website | www.touchwoodsolihull.co.uk |
History
editDesigned by Eric Kuhne, Touchwood was develooped by Lendlease on the former car parks behind the High Street opening on 5 September 2001.[2][3][4][5]
Around 251,000 cubic metres of earth were excavated to form the basements and over 4,000 tons support the Touchwood structure.[6]
Touchwood has a John Lewis department store,[7] at 265,000 sq ft (24,600 m2), as well as 80 other stores, over 20 restaurants and a Cineworld nine-screen multiplex cinema.[8]
The most successful retailing area of Solihull, Mell Square and Solihull High Street both now hosting empty units. The Touchwood access also leads to Library Square, for the Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex.
In May 2021 Touchwood was sold to Ardent.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Solihull's Touchwood shopping centre unveils expansion plans". Birmingham Post. 9 March 2015.
- ^ Eric Kuhne dies aged 64 Architects' Journal 28 July 2016
- ^ It will open in September Construction News 30 November 2000
- ^ "Touchwood".
- ^ Touchwood brings luck back to Solihull Property Week 6 July 2001
- ^ "Touchwood".
- ^ Faithfull, Mark (29 October 2010). "Delivering a decade of top shopping destinations". Retail Week. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Touchwood".
- ^ Ardent acquires shopping centre in second UK investment IPE Real Assets 21 May 2021